Modify

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modify
ˈmɒdɪfʌɪ/
verb
verb: modify; 3rd person present: modifies; past tense:modified; past participle: modified; gerund or present participle: modifying
  1. make partial or minor changes to (something).
    “she may be prepared to modify her views”
    synonyms: alter, make alterations to, change, adjust, make adjustments to, adapt, amend, improve, revise,recast, reform, reshape, refashion, redesign,restyle, revamp, rework, remake, remodel,remould, redo, reconstruct, reorganize, refine,reorient, reorientate, vary, transform, convert;More
    • BIOLOGY
      transform (a structure) from its original anatomical form during development or evolution.
      “the traps of insectivorous plants are modified leaves”
    • GRAMMAR
      (especially of an adjective) restrict or add to the sense of (a noun).
      “the target noun is modified by a ‘direction’ word”
    • PHONETICS
      pronounce (a speech sound) differently from the norm for that sound.
Origin
late Middle English: from Old French modifier, from Latin modificare, from modus (see mode).
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